ARIAs say Sia's nonattendance unfortunate, after singer's outburst

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ARIAs say Sia's nonattendance unfortunate, after singer's outburst

Organisers of the ARIA Awards have defended their coverage of Sia's four wins and say it was unfortunate the singer didn't attend the event.

Sia took to Twitter on Thursday to say she was disappointed she had been branded a "no-show" even though she didn't attend the awards ceremony in Sydney.

Sia's acceptance speech videos to be posted online for download, says ARIAs.

Sia's acceptance speech videos to be posted online for download, says ARIAs.Credit: Getty Images

Based in LA, the singer-songwriter also expressed her frustration over a decision made by the ARIA organisers not to show all four of her pre-recorded acceptance videos on the night.

"I made four thank you/acceptance videos for the arias. They chose to show one. I'm saddened to be getting s--- for being a 'no-show," she tweeted.

The reclusive singer/songwriter often disguises her head.

The reclusive singer/songwriter often disguises her head.

The organisers say they would have loved for Sia to attend and did invite her to perform. ARIA says they made sure each of the singer's four wins were accepted graciously on her behalf.

"Of her two award wins that were televised, the album of the year video acceptance footage was shown on air and Sia's friend, Katy Perry accepted best female artist on her behalf," an ARIA spokeswoman said in a statement.

True to her reclusive nature, the pre-recorded video didn't feature Sia herself but a man in a blonde-bob miming while the singer's voice could be heard thanking people.

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ARIA is now trying to make all of Sia's acceptance videos available for people to view online.

"Downloading Sia's acceptance speech videos to post online, however they are taking hours to download. They will be posted on ARIA socials once they have completed downloading," the spokeswoman said.

The Adelaide singer, who swept the board with four wins has now tweeted that she wants to give away her ARIAs to four of her 740,000 Twitter followers.

"On the upside, I won! Who wants one? First four people to document doing a good deed, I'll send you an aria. GO," she tweeted.

This isn't the first time the singer hasn't shown up for an event.

Earlier this year, she didn't turn up for the APRA Music Awards in Brisbane, where she was handed the prestigious songwriter of the year gong for the second year running.

She employed a male actor to do her video acceptance speech, similar to the one that was broadcast for the ARIAs.

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But perhaps the prolific songwriter - who not only releases music for herself but is constantly writing hits for stars such as Rihanna and Beyonce - is too busy creating the music which is winning her all these accolades to be able to attend the ceremonies.

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